Dr. David Marples will lecture on “A Nation in Crisis? Political and Economic Developments in Belarus Since Independence” on Monday, March 22, at California State University, Fresno. The lecture begins at 5:15 p.m. in Engineering West, Room 110.

Marples, a professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta, is one of the leading experts on the recent history of Ukraine and Belarus and has published numerous articles and several books.

The lecture is open to the public and is free of charge. Parking will be relaxed in Lot K on campus.

The lecture is sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Department of History, the School of Social Sciences, and the Office of International Programs at Fresno State.

For more information call (559) 278-3005 or 278-2988.